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Morocco, Tajikistan Hold First Political Consultations

Morocco and Tajikistan held Wednesday in Dushanbe the first session of political consultations between their ministries of Foreign Affairs. The meeting, chaired by Moroccan secretary of State to the foreign minister, Mounia Boucetta, and Tajikistani first deputy Foreign Minister, Khosrow Nazeri, discussed various issues of common interest at the bilateral, regional and international levels.   […]

Tunisia struggles to downsize public wage bill

Tunisia counts more than 650,000 civil servants that is 5% of the total population of 12 million people, a number that weighs significantly on the state budget. Tunisia has more public sector employees compared to 568,000 in Morocco which has a population three times bigger. The IMF has urged the Tunisian government to cut the […]

Algeria arrests two journalists after critical report

Algeria arrested two journalists who reported about the discontent of an Algerian businesswoman at an event, in a new incident that shows the government’s zero tolerance towards dissent and press freedom. Sofiane Ghirous and Ferhat Omar of the news website “Algérie Scoop” were arrested for doing their job in zooming in on challenges facing women-led […]